US1250922A

US1250922A - Gate.

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Publication number: US1250922A
Application number: US18331017A
Authority: US
Inventors: Constantine S Martindale
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-07-28
Filing date: 1917-07-28
Publication date: 1917-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 1934-12-18

Description

C. S. MRTNDLE.

GATE.

APPLICATION HLED iuLYza, :911.

Patented De@ 18, 19N,

UNITED ySTATES lPAIENT rues. I

CGNSTANTINE S. MARTINDALE, 0F CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD T0 DANIEL L. MARTINDALE, 0F RIMMEL, INDIANA.

GATE.

Application filed July 28, 1917.

To all whom t may concern.' y

Be it known that I, CONSTANTINE S. MAR- 'rINDALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa and State of Wisconsin, have,in vented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates and the primary object of the invention is to improve and simplify that type of gate disclosed by my prior Patent #464,636, issued to me December 8th, 1891.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide a central longitudinally extending supporting truss member carrying a plurality of spaced vertical upright bars which are adapted to support the wire frame, said wire frame being woven from a single piece of wire.

A further object of the invention is to brace the central supporting truss member, so as to prevent the same from being crushed inward and to also brace and form a guard for the end bars so as to prevent the wire from cutting into the same.

A still further object of the invent-ion is to provide a, gate of the above character which is durable and efficient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonable price.

VVit-h these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement. and formation ot parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the proved gate,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fi 3 is a fragmentary plan view and showing the top one of the end bars,show ing the means of bracing the same,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of one of the gate posts showing the gate latching member in position, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner or twisting the wires together.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals desigiin- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 183,310.

nate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 generallyindicartes the improved gate positioned between the

gate posts

2 and 3 respectively which are embedded in the ground in the usual manner. rIhe improved gate 1 includes the

end bars

4 and 5 respectively which are connectedby the central longitudinally extend* ing truss member 6 bolted or riveted at its ends to the centers of said end bars, as shown.. The truss 6 comprises two flat boards 7 and 8 respectively between which are positioned spaced blocks 9. Each board has a metallic strengthening strip 10 posi tioned on the outside thereof and this strip strengthens the truss and adds to the resiliency thereof and prevents the same from being readily crushed or distorted out of shape. A central vertical bar 11 is posi tioned between the boards 7 and 8 of the truss member 6 and intermediate the

end bars

4 and 5 and this central vertical member extends for a short distance above the plane of the end bars. Intermediate each end bar and the central supporting bar is positioned and intermediate supportingl bar 12 which projects slightly above the

end bars

4 and 5 and slightly below the 'central bar 11. Small blocks are positioned on each side of the supporting bars as at '13 and these blocks serve to hold the bars in correct position. A plurality of threaded bolts 14 eX- tend through the boards 7 and 8 and the supporting bars and intermediate the supporting bars, and they have adjusting nuts 15 threaded on the ends thereof, and these bolts serve to hold the truss member in cor-4 rect position. By tightening or loosening the adjusting nuts 15, the stiness of the boards 7 and 8 can be controlled.

Each of

theend bars

4 and 5 respectively have a straight outer surface which opposes the

fence posts

2 and 3 respectively and these surfaces have secured thereto steel bars 16 and one of these bars carries the eyes 17 which are adapted to receive the pintles 18 carried by the fence post 2 and the opposite strengthening bar carries the outwardly pro- Patented Dec.. 18, 1917.

jecting pins 19 which are adapted to engage rest when the gate is in closed position. The flange 22 curves upward beyond the depression23 and extends above the inclined iiange 22 so as to limit the rearward movement of the pins 19.

A wire frame 24 is woven on the supporting bars 1l and 12 and the

end bars

4 and 5 above and below the truss member 6 and the wire frame above the truss member is woven from a single piece of wire 25 fastened as at 26 to the end bar 5 above the truss member and the wire is then passed along the supporting bars to the opposite end bar 4 and brought up and over on the other side of the supporting bars back to the end supporting bar 5 and then back and forth around the supporting bars and end bars and spaced as desired until the top is reached'when the wire is passed around the end bars two or three times close together as at 27 to form a cable 28 and the wire is then fastened as at 29 to the upper end of the end bar 5. The wire frame below the truss member 6 is secured as at 30 on the end bar 5 close to the truss and is then wrapped around the end bars and supporting bars in the manner described above for forming the upper frame, only the wire at the bottom of the gate is placed close together to only make two strands as at 31 to form the lower cable 32 and the wire is then secured at 33 to the bottom of the end bar 4. A plurality of short stay wires 34 having their ends bent to form hooks, are hooked over the two 'first wires that were put on below and above the truss so as to form oblong diamonds as at 35. A steel lever or other instrument is placed between the adjacent strands of wire and twisted close to the end bar 4 as at 35 until the wires are twisted together to hold them above the end bars and then the wires are twisted together on each side oit the supporting bars as at 36 and adjacent the end bar 5 as at 37 and the adjacent strands of the twisted wire intermediate the first mentioned twists are twisted together as at 38 to form the oblong diamonds S9. After forming the oblong diamonds 39 the several strands forming the upper and lower cables of the wire trame are twisted together as at 40 and stay wires 41 are looped around the supporting bars to hold the same in position on the posts. Intermediate the end bars and the supporting bars are vertical supporting wires 42 which are woven in and out of the wire frame to support the same in correct position. A diagonal brace wire 43 extends from the top of the end bar 4 to the bottom of the end bar 5 as at 45 and this brace wire tends to keep the gate from sagging.

By this construction an exceedingly simple and light gate is formed of exceedingly strong character, as each of the wires tend to strengthen and stiifen the gate and hold the same in correct position.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most eiiicient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacriiicing any of -the advantages of my invention as set forth.

Vvhat is claimed as new is In a gate construction, a central longitudinally extending central truss member including a pair of boards, vertical end bars joining the ends of the boards together, and projecting equidistantly from each side thereof, steel bands secured on the outer surface of the boards, vertical supporting bars positioned intermediate said .end bars, and between said boards and secured thereto, a woven wire frame positioned above and below said truss member and supported by said bars, each of said woven frames consisting of a single wire, as and for the purpose specified.

n testimony Iwhereof I aiiix my in presence of two witnesses.

eoNsTiNriNE s. niermann.

Witnesses:

VERONICA BURKE, LiLLIAN M. OAKES.

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